Ventilator is a device which is used in the hospital for providing the support to the patient for breathing, in case of illness or any other medical conditions the patient cannot breath himself that's why this electronic machine helps to the patient to breath. It is the device which is acts as a artificial heart of the patient which can be provide the oxygen to the lungs and removes the carbon dioxide from the body. Normally it is used in operation theatres, ICUs where the patient lost his breathing ability because of the weakness due to diseases.
Working of the ventilator:
The patient can face the problem of the breathing at the time of surgery that time the ventilator generates some amount of the pressure to insert the oxygen into the patient's body. All the operations of the ventilator is controlled by the electronics system used in the device, it control the amount of oxygen provided to the patient. If any variations occurred in the system that time the system will generate the alarm to alert the doctors or any responsible person present beside the patient.

The breathing tube is used to provide the oxygen to the patient from the ventilator, one end of the breathing tube is connected to the ventilator and another end of the breathing tube is inserted into the windpipe of the patient. The another method to provide the oxygen to the patient is that the Respiratory mask, which is used instead of the breathing tube. The selection of the breathing tube or the respiratory mask is depend upon the condition and breathing ability of the patient.

Features of the ventilator:
The features of the Hamilton-C1 ventilator are mentioned below:
1. This type of ventilator is suitable for the person of every age means it is suitable to the adult as well as the babies.

2. In case of shifting of the patient from one hospital to the another hospital that time this ventilator can be easily movable.

3. Speaking valve is provided to the oxygen mask of the patient to interact with the doctor or the family members.

4. There are number of ventilation modes are present to use accordingly the patient.

5. The advance ventilators having the feature of SpO2 measurement as well as the volumetric capnograph functions.

6. In case the above mentioned measurement varies abnormally then the ventilator blows the alarm which is audible as well as the visible to the ward controller or nurse.

The patient must be under observation of the doctors or nurse.All the parameters should be in order to specified functions of the ventilator. The ventilators are essential in the case of lung diseases, brain injury, respiratory virus infections, etc.